WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 2-17-26 (3/3)

Episode Date: February 17, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. Iran has announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire military drills. The rare show of force came as its negotiators held another round of indirect nuclear talks today in Geneva with the United States. And that comes as President Trump has threatened military action if Iran does not agree to curb its nuclear program. U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Michael Waltz. Iran has to give up its enrichment capability. It has to give up its already. enriched, highly enriched uranium. There's no reason except for a weapon that it's enriched to that degree.

The Pentagon recently deployed another aircraft carrier to the Middle East as part of a military buildup near Iran. It was not immediately clear if the Strait of Hormuz had actually been closed, but the move could further escalate tensions. 20% of the world's oil passes through the strait. Also in Geneva today, negotiators wrapped up day one of the latest round of U.S. mediated peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Rennam, what do you say about negotiations? Reporters shouted questions to the lead Ukrainian negotiator as he left the venue, but he did not offer any answers.

Those talks were expected to focus on security and humanitarian issues, but they face an uphill climb as Russia continues its attacks against Ukraine. In a familiar scene, firefighters battled flames overnight after yet another Russian drone strike in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. Local authorities say three people were injured in that. attack. Police in Rhode Island say they have identified the shooter who killed two people and critically injured three others during a high school hockey game on Monday. Let's talk it to police chief Tina Gunclaves. The birth name was Robert Dorgan. We have also learned

that the person does go by the name of Roberta. Gunclaves says the shooting was targeted in part of a family dispute, which ended with the shooter killing himself. Victim identities remain unknown and it's believed that surviving victims are in critical. condition. The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson has died at the age of 84. Jackson rose to national prominence in the civil rights movement after working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And he later founded Operation Push and the Rainbow Coalition.

He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Mr. George Bush concluded the Reagan's plan was voodoo economics. He was right. Supporters saw Jackson as a leading voice and a champion for poor and minority rights. Critics accused him of using racial issues to enrich himself becoming a millionaire as a political operative. Jackson faced health challenges in recent years but remained publicly active. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts in biblical truth, visit world radio.news.

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